BJP move to dislodge Council Chairman hits technical roadblock

The ruling BJP’s plan to dislodge Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman K. Prathapchandra Shetty, with the JD(S) assist, appears to have hit a technical roadblock.

Mr. Shetty had on Wednesday put aside the ruling occasion members’ makes an attempt to move a no-confidence movement towards him, saying that he was in search of authorized opinion on the topic. Stating that the topic might be taken up solely after 14 days of submission of the discover, he had refused to embody it within the agenda.

When BJP members once more raised the problem on Thursday, the Chairman mentioned the topic was not within the agenda and that he had directed the officers involved to convey the authorized opinion to the BJP members.

Single largest occasion

This irked BJP that has emerged as the only largest occasion after the latest elections to the graduates’ and lecturers’ constituencies. Following this, the ruling occasion was hopeful of dislodging the Chairman with the assist of JD(S) members.

In the wake of this, the federal government is now planning to write to the Chairman asking that the Council be convened for one more day on Tuesday. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy instructed reporters that the plan was to really conduct the Council until Tuesday (December 15).

“We had demanded this in the Business Advisory Committee. But as the Chairman had objected to this, we had asked him to take a decision based on majority. We will again write to him to conduct the House on Tuesday and allow us to take up the no- confidence motion,” he mentioned.

Stating that it has been 14 days because the BJP members submitted a discover in search of no-confidence movement, he mentioned: “Although it was not in the agenda, we had thought it will be taken up as an additional subject. He has adjourned the House without even bringing it to our notice. This has set a bad precedent.”

Floor Leader Kota Srinivas Poojary mentioned the occasion members would meet the Governor on Friday and search convening of the session on Tuesday for shifting the no-confidence movement.

As per guidelines, dialogue ought to be allowed on the no-confidence movement as quickly as it’s raised within the House, BJP sources mentioned. However, Congress sources mentioned that as per guidelines the no-confidence could be moved solely after 14 days of submitting the discover. “This is minus the terminal days — the first day and the last day. And, once allowed, the subject should be discussed and decided within five days. As the Assembly has been adjourned sine die, there is no business for the Council to continue. Hence, it was adjourned,” sources mentioned.

BJP sources mentioned the discover was given after the occasion felt that the Chairman was “not acting neutral” and was offering undue benefit to the Congress. They additionally identified that the Chairman had not allowed the vote on the Land Reforms Bill on the final day of the monsoon session regardless of fervent enchantment by the treasury benches.

The assist of the JD(S), which has 14 members within the 75-member House, is essential to the BJP, which lacks numbers. While the BJP, after a clear sweep within the latest elections to the graduates’ and lecturers’ constituencies, has 31 members within the House, the Congress has 28 in addition to Mr. Shetty. There is one Independent member.